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Issue 66, Spring 2021

“We Won’t Wear the Name”

At these three high schools, each named for Robert E. Lee, students led the way toward change.

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Jeff McMahon

Jeff McMahon is a teaching artist in New York City public schools. For his own performance work, he has received eight fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.

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March 26, 2021

Humanizing Asian Americans in the Classroom Through Children’s Literature

Two young students reading separate books.

Asian American stories are often absent from classroom libraries. In this article, one educator explains why this gap is so harmful—and recommends ways to fix it.

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Immigration

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‘Bibi’ Lesson 2: Intersectionality in ‘Bibi’

In this second of three lessons on the film ‘Bibi,’ students will apply the concepts of intersectionality, privilege and oppression to characters from the film ‘Bibi.’

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9-12

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Gender & Sexual Identity

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Reading & Language Arts

June 2, 2020

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April 18, 2019

Hate at School: March 2019

Student with a startled expression on their face

Hate incidents last month included threats and even violence. We’ve got to do better.

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Religion Ability Bullying & Bias

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March 27, 2019

Hate at School: February 2019

Close up of young African-American child.

Instead of lessons about black history and culture, February brought slurs, blackface, threats and even violence at some U.S. schools.

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Religion Gender & Sexual Identity Bullying & Bias

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Linda Alston

Linda Alston is author of the book, Why We Teach: Learning, Laughter, Love and the Power to Transform Lives and recipient of the 2006 Kinder Excellence in Teaching Award.

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Afro-Latina

In this spoken word piece, Elizabeth Acevedo speaks of her Afro-Latina heritage, recounting how she first rejected her roots and then learned to embrace them.

Elizabeth Acevedo

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6-8 9-12

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Class Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity

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History

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September 28, 2018

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August 14, 2017

SPLC Releases Campus Guide to Countering ‘Alt-Right’

How can college students respond when white nationalists show up on campus? This guide offers answers.

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Immigration Rights & Activism

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Michelle Nicola is a Spanish and language arts teacher at Bridger Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, and formerly at De La Salle North Catholic High School. Nicola previously taught courses on equity and social justice at George Fox University. She uses innovative learning techniques and is always ready to turn her classroom into a theater, dance club or soap opera to reach her students. She is also a recipient of the 2014 Teaching Tolerance Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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